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we're used to trillion dollar deficits. we have a national debt of $16 trillion, and we're facing a fiscal cliff where we could have the end of some tax cuts and sharp spending cuts in effect at the end of the year. all of that left us asking the question what do we do about it? lately, there's more and more talk could the two parties strike the grand bargain, and this grand bargain that they talk about is something like you might see with the simpson bowles commission where it's a policy that says we're going to have three dollars in spending cuts for every one dollar in tax revenue increases. we're going to cut tax rates, but eliminate popular deductions. we're going to cut entitlements. there's pain involved, but it could knock $4 trillion after the nation's dead. is there something like that, could you support that? thoompson: i want those plans on the table and my own. i want to put in the same thing when i was governor. put in a proposal that says every state agent had to take a 5% reduction and then be able to have a
we're used to trillion dollar deficits. we have a national debt of $16 trillion, and we're facing a fiscal cliff where we could have the end of some tax cuts and sharp spending cuts in effect at the end of the year. all of that left us asking the question what do we do about it? lately, there's more and more talk could the two parties strike the grand bargain, and this grand bargain that they talk about is something like you might see with the simpson bowles commission where it's a policy that...
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and for me, i proposed a $2.7 trillion deficit reduction. a trillion, two hundred million came out of the ceos of the largest companies in our country who said we can do better on technology. that's my background. i'm a guy who's worked for the largest and best technology company in the world. that's the experience we need. that's what mitt romney needs back there if he's going to be president. that experience that i can bring utilizing technology to reduce a trillion dollars of our deficit. >> moderator: senator hatch. hatch: i've only been in the united states senate 36 years, but i've seen time and time again when republicans have gone along with democrats to increase taxes in favor of getting some deficit reduction, the taxes always go up, the deficit reductions never occur. and the only reason the democrats want more taxes is so they can spend more. that's how they keep themselves in power, by spending your money and then claiming they're compassionate with your money. we all know that's bull, but that's the way it is back here, and tha
and for me, i proposed a $2.7 trillion deficit reduction. a trillion, two hundred million came out of the ceos of the largest companies in our country who said we can do better on technology. that's my background. i'm a guy who's worked for the largest and best technology company in the world. that's the experience we need. that's what mitt romney needs back there if he's going to be president. that experience that i can bring utilizing technology to reduce a trillion dollars of our deficit....
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we still have this huge, huge deficits spending. the fiscal cliff, bottom line, has been due to lack of leadership in the former congress and we just keep wasting the time of the american people while they're needing jobs. my opponent has not come forward with a plan. i have a plan on how to grow this economy, a five-step plan. it involves ending deficit spending, getting the tax code simplified to eliminate all of the special-interest loopholes that are in theire is likely put in there by politicians trying to get really. we have to save medicare and medicaid. that is a part of my plan. we have to get this economy going. we have to get government downsized to where it gets off the backs and out of the way of the american people. this fiscal cliff is serious. no doubt about it. bottom line, we have gotten here because of no action in the past and we need to send people to washington that will make those decisions to get this economy going. we have the plan to do that. >> vernon, a question for mr. smith. >> some of your republican c
we still have this huge, huge deficits spending. the fiscal cliff, bottom line, has been due to lack of leadership in the former congress and we just keep wasting the time of the american people while they're needing jobs. my opponent has not come forward with a plan. i have a plan on how to grow this economy, a five-step plan. it involves ending deficit spending, getting the tax code simplified to eliminate all of the special-interest loopholes that are in theire is likely put in there by...
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so we can afford more years of failed policy with the unemployment stuck at 8% and trillion dollars deficits? i think the viewers would like to hear why it is you are supporting president obama. hochul: first, my answer to this, unlike you, chris, i don't believe either party has all the right answers. i won't say in congress i only support one party. there are concepts and policies i support with president obama like standing with the middle-class but i voted for middle-class tax cuts so they are no longer held hostage. you're willing to join majority and hold him hostage and not giving it should assurance. i want him to have that i want a farm bill passed so our farmers now delayed olympic i want to stand with our seniors and make sure that we don't balance the budget on their backs and break the promise to medicare we had to i believe mitt romney has ideas as well. i'm not so my way or the highway that i can't look at people objectively and go with what i think is best to every issue that comes before me, my question will be, what's best for this district. that's how i've operated and i c
so we can afford more years of failed policy with the unemployment stuck at 8% and trillion dollars deficits? i think the viewers would like to hear why it is you are supporting president obama. hochul: first, my answer to this, unlike you, chris, i don't believe either party has all the right answers. i won't say in congress i only support one party. there are concepts and policies i support with president obama like standing with the middle-class but i voted for middle-class tax cuts so they...
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made that help create the structure deficit. we can get past that. we can move forward. but it has to be a balanced approach. even senator demin kyi embraced that in his plan. the tea party cut, cap, and balance cut only kind of approach will be a disaster not only for social security and medicare but for the entire federal budget and the sate of new mexico. wilson: congressman, this is important, social security is completely separate, it is not part of the regular budget. the money that comes in from social security from people's payroll checks can only be used for social security. the problem is that we're living longer, and we have more retirees, the challenge is demographic. so we are much better off starting to deal with that today. all the of the other things we have to do to balance our budget and overcome the fact you voted for $5 trillion of new debt we have to deal that w that too. it's separate from the solvent sei from the pension and retirement system in social security. and you have to deal with that now. because
made that help create the structure deficit. we can get past that. we can move forward. but it has to be a balanced approach. even senator demin kyi embraced that in his plan. the tea party cut, cap, and balance cut only kind of approach will be a disaster not only for social security and medicare but for the entire federal budget and the sate of new mexico. wilson: congressman, this is important, social security is completely separate, it is not part of the regular budget. the money that comes...
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the cooper moderate bipartisan budget that was fashioned after the deficit reduction commission is 4 trillion in savings that is 1.2 trillion in program of comprehensive tax reform that lets them get the three injured billion in revenue that we lost in the recession and it commits to discipline spending levels to the democrats and republicans can agree to together. the fact of the matter is there is too much partisanship. this is an opportunity to come together and i am disappointed my opponent won't sign up north. casey? we have received a number of questions already. it's on the mind of bruce stockman who asks in your time with politics naim one significant achievement that is the result of working with a member of the opposite party. the leadership is going to zero of the loan interest program for broadband. i thought there was a big mistake and i'm going to them and we need this program here in upstate new york it helps education and we've already made up our mind. and when to bring in amendments to the floor of the house of representatives and they said we are not here, aren't y
the cooper moderate bipartisan budget that was fashioned after the deficit reduction commission is 4 trillion in savings that is 1.2 trillion in program of comprehensive tax reform that lets them get the three injured billion in revenue that we lost in the recession and it commits to discipline spending levels to the democrats and republicans can agree to together. the fact of the matter is there is too much partisanship. this is an opportunity to come together and i am disappointed my opponent...
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we have radical deficit spending. we have a federal government out of control with the amount of red tape and things that they are imposing on businesses. we wonder why then we do not have any jobs and why that jobs are being sent overseas. talk is fine, but the fact of the matter is, the unemployment and the deficit and the whole situation with the economy speaks for itself. it is now working. big government is not the solution. >> thank you, congressman. our next question is a senior co editor for the globe news magazine. please ask your question. >> congressman akin, would you speak of your commitment to improving public school education in missouri? especially given the educational choices you have made for your own children. i am referring to your decision to home school your children and senator mccaskill's to send at least one of her children to private catholic schools. >> thank you for that question. all of us understand that education is critical. one of the things we have in america is something called the
we have radical deficit spending. we have a federal government out of control with the amount of red tape and things that they are imposing on businesses. we wonder why then we do not have any jobs and why that jobs are being sent overseas. talk is fine, but the fact of the matter is, the unemployment and the deficit and the whole situation with the economy speaks for itself. it is now working. big government is not the solution. >> thank you, congressman. our next question is a senior co...
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robert gleason, i will have you respond to the issue of taxes and the deficit. guest: people in america do not want to raise taxes. the way to get the deficit under control is to spend less money. we have been taxed enough. grover norquist does a good job. our governor said the same thing. stop spending. host: a democrat from pennsylvania is on the line. caller: my question is for robert gleason. suit. pat toomey voted against a bill he helped write. how am i ever going to vote for republicans when they vote against a bill for political guest: i do not know about that bill. pat toomey is a strong supporter of veterans and jobs. but, you know what? he wants to stop spending money. that is why he was sent to washington, to get the costs under control. we as a country -- barack obama has us trillions of dollars in debt. we have had trillion dollar deficit. we cannot do this anymore. it is killing our country. that is why this election is between mitt romney, a businessman, who knows how to run an organization. the scope josh, can you break this down? -- host: josh,
robert gleason, i will have you respond to the issue of taxes and the deficit. guest: people in america do not want to raise taxes. the way to get the deficit under control is to spend less money. we have been taxed enough. grover norquist does a good job. our governor said the same thing. stop spending. host: a democrat from pennsylvania is on the line. caller: my question is for robert gleason. suit. pat toomey voted against a bill he helped write. how am i ever going to vote for republicans...
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he said he'd cut the deficit. it hasn't happened. we have someone who is running for president who knows how to bring back jobs. he has the experience. he has the experience and the record nd he knows how to work with democrats and repubicansbls and that's why we need mitt romney to fix what's broken and bring back the american dream. i see a uaw member here in front of me. i will talk autos in a way that is straight talk. obama said a few things that, as he said, were "whoppers." he said, you wanted to take those companies through ban kruptcy. it was obama who took gm and chrysler through bankruptcy. it was mitt romney who did provide for loan guarantees. every fact-checker who looked has said that barack obama was wrong and was not telling the truth. this is what is most important, with the communities depending on autos. the policies that will be good for the auto industry, for the state of ohio. [applause] he wants sensible regulations, for the auto companies and to make sure we can get the auto companies on their feet and make s
he said he'd cut the deficit. it hasn't happened. we have someone who is running for president who knows how to bring back jobs. he has the experience. he has the experience and the record nd he knows how to work with democrats and repubicansbls and that's why we need mitt romney to fix what's broken and bring back the american dream. i see a uaw member here in front of me. i will talk autos in a way that is straight talk. obama said a few things that, as he said, were "whoppers." he...
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national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. welcome to the world leader in derivatives. welcome to superderivatives. >>> fema's about to run out of money. there are some people who say to it on a case by case basis, some people saying we're learning a lesson here the states should take on this role. >> absolutely, every time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that's the right direction. and if you can go even further, and send it back to the private sector, that's even better. instead of thinking in the federal budget, what we
national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america...
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robert gleason, i will have you respond to the issue of taxes and the deficit. guest: people in america do not want to raise taxes. the way to get the deficit under control is to spend less money. we have been taxed enough. grover norquist does a good job. our governor said the same thing. stop spending. host: a democrat from pennsylvania is on the line. guest: my question is for -- caller: my question is for robert gleason. you said bob casey was an empty suit. pat toomey voted against a bill he helped write. how am i ever going to voted for republicans when they vote against a bill for political reasons? guest: i do not know about that bill. pat toomey is a strong supporter of veterans and jobs. he wants to stop spending money. that is why he was sent to washington, to get the costs under control. barack obama has us trillions of dollars in debt. we have had trillion dollar deficit. we cannot do this anymore. it is killing our country. that is why this election is between mitt romney, a businessman, who knows how to run an organization. guest: there are about
robert gleason, i will have you respond to the issue of taxes and the deficit. guest: people in america do not want to raise taxes. the way to get the deficit under control is to spend less money. we have been taxed enough. grover norquist does a good job. our governor said the same thing. stop spending. host: a democrat from pennsylvania is on the line. guest: my question is for -- caller: my question is for robert gleason. you said bob casey was an empty suit. pat toomey voted against a bill...
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we move on to economy, taxes, and the deficit, your math. speak to the constituents in your case in district 18 and talk about why when this country collects $2.50 trillion in revenue, why do we need more? why do we need to tax anybody more and speak about your stand on the expiration of the bush tax cuts? >> i do not support raising taxes on the middle class. i am more conservative than those in the party. the bush tax cuts should be extended for those who make less than $1 million. i would draw a line at the million dollars. a lot of small businesses are s corporations. we need major tax reform. i have seen what companies do and individuals do, and there are way too many loopholes. the fact that shell and ge are paying basically 0% in taxes, that is not sustainable. >> what kind of impact would that have in terms of revenue? >> right now we have a progressive tax code system. before we departed congress this fall, we passed legislation that said let's go to 25% and 10%. that is exactly what we need for small business owners. as you lower i
we move on to economy, taxes, and the deficit, your math. speak to the constituents in your case in district 18 and talk about why when this country collects $2.50 trillion in revenue, why do we need more? why do we need to tax anybody more and speak about your stand on the expiration of the bush tax cuts? >> i do not support raising taxes on the middle class. i am more conservative than those in the party. the bush tax cuts should be extended for those who make less than $1 million. i...
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the only way to pay for it according to every expert in the country is increasing the deficit or raising taxes on the middle class and that's a real difference, and a real difference to the people of iowa who on average middle class families pay $3600 less in taxes as a result of the president's policies. but as we said earlier today, we didn't get their endorsement in the democratic primary in 2008, but we managed to soldier on. we'll soldier on here. we're confident we are going to win iowa. >> what about pennsylvania because democrats have been saying that it's solid, that they don't pay attention to polls showing that it's more in play, but now $2 million from restore our future from the super pac for mitt romney being invested into pennsylvania. is pennsylvania in play? >> i think that the romney campaign is trying to put it in play. they can't figure out how to get to 270 electoral votes they're losing in ohio. we are tied in florida and our ground game is turning out. they can't win without one of the states. they're trying to expand the map. they're going to be unsuccessful in do
the only way to pay for it according to every expert in the country is increasing the deficit or raising taxes on the middle class and that's a real difference, and a real difference to the people of iowa who on average middle class families pay $3600 less in taxes as a result of the president's policies. but as we said earlier today, we didn't get their endorsement in the democratic primary in 2008, but we managed to soldier on. we'll soldier on here. we're confident we are going to win iowa....
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we've had trillion dollar deficits each and every year. remember when he said he'd bring people together to solve the country's biggest problems? this is the third president i've served with, it's the most partisan atmosphere i've ever seen. look, look at john casey. i learned a lot from that man. i came in as a young guy in congress, under his leadership, working on the budgets committee. kind of basically following the same trail that he blazed. here's a guy who sees a problem and runs at the problem. that's what leadership is. that's what leaders do. we've got big problems. we don't want a president blaming somebody else for four years, we don't want a president ducking the toughish use, demagoguing the other party. we want a president who will lead and fix this mess in washington and run at our problems and solve our problems and get this country back on the right track. plagu[applause] >> so it's not enough for us to simply complain about the broken promises or to highlight the fact that president obama can't run on his record, so he'
we've had trillion dollar deficits each and every year. remember when he said he'd bring people together to solve the country's biggest problems? this is the third president i've served with, it's the most partisan atmosphere i've ever seen. look, look at john casey. i learned a lot from that man. i came in as a young guy in congress, under his leadership, working on the budgets committee. kind of basically following the same trail that he blazed. here's a guy who sees a problem and runs at the...
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the sequestration issue which is really part of the larger issue of what are we going to do about the deficit and deal with that. many of the leaders are now saying it is going to have to be a balanced approach. there will have to be revenues and serious cuts that have to be made. that that lies the middle ground and that is our task as representatives to get to that middle ground to work across the aisle and just imagine what we could do if we really worked together. it can happen and it will happen. >> shannon: it would be encouraging i know to americans regardless of party across the country. the president has taken some criticism for not getting more involved in this. do you think that there would be some benefit in him showing leadership and going to the hill and being in the room as hammer itdes try to hampster out? >> ternly not in the next 200 hours. he did that when the sequestration issue came up. it started over the debt limit thing. the republicans held at least the conservative part of the republican caucus in the house said no way were they going to allow the debt limit to be ex
the sequestration issue which is really part of the larger issue of what are we going to do about the deficit and deal with that. many of the leaders are now saying it is going to have to be a balanced approach. there will have to be revenues and serious cuts that have to be made. that that lies the middle ground and that is our task as representatives to get to that middle ground to work across the aisle and just imagine what we could do if we really worked together. it can happen and it will...